Ethics Awareness

Promoting Accountability & Transparency

The University System of Georgia (USG) has a commitment to ethical culture and our system-wide shared values of integrity, excellence, accountability, and respect serving as the foundation for our daily work.

Annually, the USG highlights its ethical culture through a weeklong Ethics Awareness Week (EAW) campaign, which typically runs in November. 

Ethics Awareness Week 2026

This schedule is still developing and more details will be added as announced.

Date / Time Activity  Info

Monday, November 2

10 - 11 a.m.

USG Chancellor’s Event 

Chancellor Perdue will welcome the honorable Harold Melton, former Chief Justice for the Supreme Court of Georgia and recent faculty for the College of Law atGeorgia State University.

 
Monday, November 2

USG Employee Ethics Training

UNG Human Resources launches annual training on ethics. All employees of the university are required to complete this online, 30-minute training. The training completion due date is November 30.

 

Tuesday, November 3 

noon - 1 p.m.

Lessons in Leadership & Ethical Behavior 

This presentation will be led by Tony Ferguson, Northeast Region Executive, Georgia Power. It will be on the Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt room 3110 

 

Wednesday, November 4

Noon - 1 p.m.

UNG Ethicslive Virtual Trivia

Join virtually to this live online trivia hosted by Glen Harris, Senior Dean of Students, and SGA President, Vershawn Johnson.

Planned prizes for winners include:

  • A one-year reserved parking space on their home campus
  • GTA tickets and Nighthawk gear
  • Item from the 1873 Shop
  • Tickets for the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
  • Tickets for Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier Islands.
  • Dinner for two at several restaurants.
  • Tickets to The Collection at Forsyth AMC Theatres.

The event will also feature an ESPN-style commentary, providing live insights.

Join the virtual event

Friday, November 6

10 - 11 a.m.

USG Ethics & Compliance Best Practices Virtual Panel on "The Next Chapter: Ethical Leadership in an Innovation Era"

A virtual panel discussion will feature Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President of Savannah State University; Chuck Gallagher, Author, Business Ethics and AI speaker and Vice President for a National Company; and Wesley Horne, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Ethics and Compliance and Chief Ethics Officer for the USG.

 

Saturday, November 7

7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

UNG Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl

20 universities will compete using the Regional Ethics Bowl cases through the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), with top teams earning a place at the National Ethics Bowl competition.

Come to the Gainesville campus and join us in discussing some of our national ethical dilemmas and working alongside regional students. 

Learn more about the UNG Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl